‘My body had none of it’: Gemma Collins reveals she collapsed after feeling ‘very bad’ with mystery virus while filming in Wales
Gemma Collins was forced to seek urgent medical attention after collapsing while filming in Wales earlier this month.
The former TOWIE star explained how she got “really sick” with a mysterious virus, with her fiancé Rami Hawash fearing he would have to take her to hospital.
Talking to OK! Magazine, Gemma, 41, said her “body didn’t have any of that” after suffering a bout of ill health combined with a heavy workload.
Illness: Gemma Collins was forced to seek urgent medical attention after collapsing while filming in Wales earlier this month.
Gemma was previously diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and said she began to feel “really unwell” during a recent filming stint in Wales.
She said OK! Magazine: ‘I’ve been so sick I can’t tell you. My workload has been heavy, but I’ve had a virus. I have been very, very, very bad. I literally had to shoot in Wales and I wasn’t feeling well.
“I had to call the doctor and the doctor was like, ‘Look, I’m going to give you some medicine, but I actually think this is a virus and it’s not going to work.'”
Gemma said she tried to keep up the work but her body “didn’t have any of that” and she put herself on a drip to help ease her symptoms.
Breakdown: The former TOWIE star explained how she got ‘really sick’ with a mysterious virus and received treatment via drops, posting photos on Instagram
‘This time my body had none of that. Basically, I’ve been on drops. Rami almost had to take me to the hospital on Saturday night because he was collapsing me on the floor,” she explained.
Gemma has recently been sharing photos of drops adhering to her arm on Instagram as she continues to battle symptoms.
The star has been busy filming a new reality show – More Than Daffs and Taffs – in which celebrities with a connection to Wales will immerse themselves in Welsh culture, to shed light on any preconceptions they may have about the country.
Gemma has lost an impressive 3.5 stone thanks to her committed training regimen and healthy eating after ditching fad diets, and recently revealed that her consumption of salads has left her ‘on the verge of a Kardashian’.
Busy: She said OK! Magazine: ‘I’ve been so sick I can’t tell you. My workload has been heavy, but I’ve had a virus. I’ve been very, very, very bad (pictured filming her new reality show More Than Daffs and Taffs in Wales this month)
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Gemma said that despite her health, she still loves “what her mum gave her”.
Discussing her healthier diet, the star said, “I think it comes down to being happy, now I manage my day and make sure I eat breakfast in the morning.”
“I’m on the verge of a Kardashian right now, I’ve been eating so many Caesar salads.”
Asked if she would ever consider having weight-loss surgery like ex-boyfriend James Argent, 34, Gemma exclaimed: ‘No! never.’
James, who dated Gemma on and off from 2011 to 2013, recently lost an incredible 14 stone after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery.
Gemma continued: ‘Some people need it [surgery] and I understand that and they have to make their decisions for them, but I don’t need it. I am beautiful, I am great, I am successful, what more could I want from life?’
Weight Loss: Gemma has lost an impressive 3.5 stone thanks to her committed training regimen and healthy eating after ditching fad diets.
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